The Pandemic of Coronary Heart Disease in the Middle East and North Africa: What Clinicians Need to Know.
Curr Atheroscler Rep
; 25(9): 543-557, 2023 09.
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| ID: mdl-37615785
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE OF REVIEW Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of morbidity, mortality, and disability in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). While the prevention, diagnosis, and management of CHD have been detailed in international guidelines, we aimed in this review to quantify the pandemic of CHD in the MENA region and highlight regional patient characteristics, clinical challenges, and future directions to optimize CHD care in the region. RECENT FINDINGS:
Patients with CHD in the MENA feature younger age at presentation and worse prognosis in women. Despite the high burden of CHD risk factors, many of these factors remain underrecognized, undertreated, and uncontrolled. Additionally, CHD care is hampered by poor patient awareness, inefficient preventive strategies, and limited access to guideline-recommended therapeutics. All stakeholders involved in healthcare should work together to develop and execute strategies aimed at tackling the burden of CHD in the MENA.Palabras clave
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedad Coronaria
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Pandemias
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
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Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Curr Atheroscler Rep
Asunto de la revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Emiratos Árabes Unidos